Norifumi Abe

Norifumi Abe
Norick Abe on the Yamaha YZR500
Nationality	Japanese
Born	(1975-09-07)7 September 1975 Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan
Died	7 October 2007(2007-10-07) (aged 32) Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
Motorcycle racing career statistics Grand Prix motorcycle racing Active years 1994 – 2004 First race 1994 500 cc Japanese Grand Prix Last race 2004 MotoGP Valencia Grand Prix First win 1996 500 cc Japanese Grand Prix Last win 2000 500 cc Japanese Grand Prix Team(s) Yamaha Championships None Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 144 3 17 0 1 1157

Norifumi "Norick" Abe (阿部典史, Abe Norifumi^?, September 7, 1975 – October 7, 2007), or Norick Abe (ノリック・アベ^?) was a Japanese motorcycle road racer who was previously a 500 cc/MotoGP rider. He died in a road traffic accident.

Abe was born to Mitsuo Abe (阿部光雄, Abe Mitsuo^?), an Auto Race rider, in Tokyo. When he was eleven, Abe began racing minibikes and spent his earlier career competing in . He turned to road racing when he was fifteen and also competed in the United States. In 1992, Abe was the runner up in the 250 cc category for the domestic National A championship. The following year at the All Japan Road Race Championship, Abe won the 500 cc title in the category's final year and became the youngest title winner.